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Cleaning Pebble Dash Walls
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We have 'pebble dash' walls which I have been told were that colour when the house was built and it is therefore not wise to paint over it. Some walls are looking quite grubby in places, is it possible to pressure wash the walls or will this bring all the 'pebbledash' off.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I understand that several historic buildings in Scotland - for example Traquair House, Blair Castle, Greyfriars Kirk - have walls of pebble-dash (which is called 'harling' in Scotland) painted cream or pale yellow so as to resemble the original lime-based covering. In the case of the Kirk, the overpainting was a condition of obtaining a Lottery grant for the other elements of the restoration.
Harling is a popular house finish in Scotland, and the famous multicoloured seafront row of houses in Tobermory (Google for it!) shows how frequently and enthusiastically it gets overpainted. I know of scores of other examples both locally and nationally. You would therefore have good reason to doubt whoever was advising you not to do it.
Harling is a popular house finish in Scotland, and the famous multicoloured seafront row of houses in Tobermory (Google for it!) shows how frequently and enthusiastically it gets overpainted. I know of scores of other examples both locally and nationally. You would therefore have good reason to doubt whoever was advising you not to do it.